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EA SPORTS FC™ 26

📅 Sep 25, 2025
EA Canada
EA Romania
The Club is Yours in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Play your way with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback, Manager Live Challenges that bring fresh storylines to the new season, and Archetypes inspired by greats of the game.
44.8Rating
0Content
43Achievements

About This Game

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is a simulation/sports game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by EA Canada and EA Romania and released in 2025. With an estimated 1.5 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 48.4k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 44.8/100 — a largely negative reception overall. That said, with an estimated 1.5M copies sold, it clearly found a substantial audience. According to player data, the main story takes around 28.4 hours, with side content bringing that to 77.19 hours, and a completionist run can reach 293.73 hours. Players commonly describe it as Football (Soccer), Sports, Simulation, Multiplayer and Singleplayer.

Media

User Reviews

44.8
Overall Score / 100
4.5/10
Steam (48449 rev)

Playtime Estimates

28.4h
🎯 Main Story
77.19h
⭐ Main + Sides
293.73h
💯 Completionist

DLCs (1)

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 - FC Points
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 - FC Points
$0.99

Game Information

Release Date
September 25, 2025
Developer
EA Canada, EA Romania
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$69.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
1.5M
(1.2M - 1.8M)
VRI ScoreLearning
45.7
It reeks of mediocrity and probably not worth your time
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Simulation
Sports
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Online Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Shared/Split Screen
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
In-App Purchases
Chat Speech-to-text
Adjustable Difficulty
Keyboard Only Option
Stereo Sound
Subtitle Options
HDR available
Tags
Football (Soccer)
Sports
Simulation
Multiplayer
Singleplayer
Controller
Competitive
Local Co-Op
Realistic
Online Co-Op
PvP
Family Friendly
Local Multiplayer
eSports
Modern
Anime
Character Customization
First-Person
Steam Machine
JRPG

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Arabic
Dutch
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America
Turkish
Text Only
Czech
Danish
Norwegian
Portuguese - Portugal
Russian
Swedish
Traditional Chinese

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5 6600k
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX: 12 Compatible video card or equivalent (feature level 12_0)
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7 6700
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD RX 5600 XT or Nvidia GTX 1660
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX: 12 Compatible video card or equivalent (feature level 12_0)

Legal Notice

Internet connection; EA Account; Steam Account; acceptance of the EA User Agreement (terms.ea.com); and download & installation of EA's client software EA app (ea.com/ea-app) required to play. EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to your use of EA's services. You consent to any personal data collected through your use of EA's services being transferred to the United States, as further explained in the Privacy & Cookie Policy. You must link your EA and Steam Accounts to play; EA will share your Account ID and individual game and play records with Steam to validate your purchase and/or refund request. Access to software content is limited to one EA & one Steam Account & is non-transferable after purchase. You may need to be 13+ or 16+ to register for an EA Account (age may vary, see o.ea.com/ea/child-access for details) & Ultimate/TOTY Edition content. Some content may require gameplay to unlock. Mandatory updates may be downloaded automatically, incur broadband fees & require additional storage or purchase to access. EA may provide certain free incremental content &/or updates. EA may retire online features after 30 days notice posted on ea.com/service-updates.

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You must redeem your single-use code (if a code is required), log into Ultimate Team, log into Clubs, and create a Career Mode save while connected to EA servers (together these steps are referred to as "redeem") to access your Ultimate Edition Content (6,000 FC Points, one (1) Player Evolution slot, one (1) Archetype Unlock Consumable, two (2) double AXP for 10 matches consumables, three (3) ICONs for Career, one (1) 5-star Coach available for hire in Manager Career, one (1) 5-star Youth Scout for hire in Manager Career and Manager Live challenge content). You must be connected to EA servers when creating a new Career Mode save to use the three (3) ICONs for Career, one (1) 5-star Coach available for hire in Manager Career, one (1) 5-star Youth Scout for hire in Manager Career and Manager Live challenge content. FC Points will be distributed in 3 equal increments. The initial distribution will be granted with your initial login into Ultimate Team in the Product, the second distribution will be granted by the end of the subsequent month, and the 3rd distribution will be granted by the end of the following month. You must complete the steps to obtain the initial FC Points distribution by June 15, 2026 to receive all 6,000 FC Points. If you redeem after September 15, 2026, you will not receive any FC Points.

‡Conditions & restrictions apply. See ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/game-disclaimers for details.

Text and audio commentary for languages other than English and the selected Steam client language requires a separate download.

Ultimate Edition, TOTY Edition & FC Points purchase are not available in Belgium and South Korea.

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